We now have an official Fusion360 post processor for 3- and 4-axis milling machines using myCNC. The new post processor is available here directly, or by searching for "myCNC" on the Post Library for Fusion 360.
A new myCNC update (version 1.88.3676) has been released.
New features
- 2 Axis (No tool lift) tangential knife setups setting. This setting allows users to use systems without a Z-axis motor to raise/lower the knife, and which instead rely on pneumatics to control the vertical position of the working tool. This setting allows to replace the raise/lower commands which would typically be generated during DXF import with M07/M08 PLC commands. The user can then edit M07/M08 to manually turn the necessary controller outputs on and off.
- 3D visualization settings enhancements - the Settings > Config > Screen > 3D Visualization window now allows to choose common presets for machine setups, such as 3 Axes, Tangential Knife, Pipe Cutting and 3D Plasma. This allows to select the common presets with the proper Axes, Directions and Tilt settings without having to manually set up this information in the full table below.
Bug fixes
- Fixed the issues with tangential knife visualization - orientation of the knife should be correct during the cutting process now.
We are currently preparing a number of new profile versions which include tooltips for most of the on-screen buttons, information dialogs and widgets. At the moment, the 1366-series profiles for plasma, gas, mill, and tangential knife machines will be getting this feature.
Here is an illustration of what the new system will look like:
And for those who would rather have your screen uncluttered, we will be implementing a quick switch to turn the tooltip popups on and off. Stay tuned for further updates!
The myCNC team is currently developing a solution for waterject systems, allowing to optimize the waterjet cutting process. A waterjet system has the jet of water trail slightly behind the machine when cutting is done at relatively high speeds - this creates issues at corners or whenever a sudden turn is performed, impacting the quality of the cut. Currently, the way to mitigate this is to lower the cutting speeds and acceleration values, resulting in a better cut at the cost of more time being spent per each part.
The myCNC solution will allow the user to still perform straight-line cutting at high speeds, while taking into account upcoming corners in the cutting path by preemptively slowing down to a fraction of the cutting speed within an adjustable distance from each corner or sharp turn. This will allow those of our customers using waterjet systems to save time without sacrificing cut quality.
Stay tuned for further updates.
Last month, we have shared our plans for implementing per-program Z-height mapping in this blog post as well as in this beta-tester manual on our documentation website. Since first sharing the news about this height mapping feature we have added a number of options to configure the mapping process, including variable probe speeds, settings for variable probe lift and an option to manually take a number of measurements at necessary points to create a custom point array. At this point, the height mapping feature has been realized on the X1366M, X1366M4 and X1366M6 mill profiles. Additionally, testing and further development is planned for the X1366V profile.
Height mapping is currently being tested by a number of our customers. One of them has shared a video of a successful mapping test:
This feature will continue to be tweaked and updated in the upcoming days and weeks. Stay tuned for a full release!